Navajo Weaving Culture
In relation to the exhibition of Navajo rugs currently on show at Montclair Art Museum, until 2 January 2021, we revisit the unique Navajo weaving culture featured in HALI 202.
News: November 2021
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Antique Tibetan Tiger Rugs
We take a look back at the Tibetan tiger rugs produced for TX2, detailed in HALI 199, in anticipation of the antique Tibetan tiger rugs available at Austria Auction Company’s upcoming specialist carpet auction. ‘Fine Oriental Rugs XXVII Auction’ takes place on 27 November 2021.
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Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles
Seventy bold artworks from 1860–1930 and the present day are currently on show at Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey until 2 January 2021. ‘Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles’, celebrates the courage and vision to experiment.
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‘North Country Quilts: In Celebration of New Acquisitions’ at The Bowes Museum
This ongoing exhibition showcases twenty-six new acquisitions to The Bowes Museum’s nationally important quilt collection. The exhibition which can also be accessed online is accompanied by a catalogue, and a reprint of the book which accompanied the larger 2000 exhibition ‘North Country Quilts: Legend and Living Tradition’.
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Tibetan Weaving – The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle
The recently opened exhibition at The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle, Germany, provides an overview of 15th Century to Modern day Tibetan weaving, in a huge departure from the usual exhibitions of carpets made in the local region.
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125 Years of De Wit
Read an abridged version of the HALI 204 book review of ‘Tapestry Production & Conservation 125 Years of De Wit – Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry’ by Maria Taboga and Nello Forti Grazzini. While highly technical content, it is always a pleasurable as well as an informative read: a gateway to a fascinating world, made of coloured threads, warps and wefts.
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